Records of French music, including works by Adam, Bizet and Chabrier

Introduced by JOHN LADE
Building a Library - Brahms's Symphony No 2: ROBERT PHILIP Recent records of instrumental music, songs and concertos reviewed by ROBERT HENDERSON and CHRISTOPHER HEADINGTON

A programme of new records
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat (K Anh 9)
KARL STEINS (Oboe)
HERBERT STÄHR (clarinet) MANFRED BRAUN (bassoon) NORBERT HAUPTMANN (horn)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
10.50* Debussy En blanc et noir WERNER HAAS , NOEL LEE (two pianos)
11.6* Stravinsky Capriccio for piano and orchestra
JOHN OGDON , ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-F1ELDS conducted by NEVILLE MARRINER

A series drawing on the treasury of music for one and two performers. Today a recital of sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven and Grieg Beethoven Sonata in E flat major. Op 12 No 3
Grieg Sonata No 3, in c minor, Op 45
ROBERT GERLE , MARILYN NEELEY

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by edo DE WAART Part 1
Haydn Symphony No 95
12.33* Janacek Rhapsody: Taras Bulba

With John Amis

Part 2 Rachmaninov Symphony No 3

of some composers and performers who feature prominently in the week's music broadcasting
Prokofiev Piano Sonata No 7 GYORGY SANDOR
(Tomorrow, 1.0: Sonata No 9) Strauss Symphonic Poem: Don Juan 0 FRENCH RADIO NATIONAL ORCHESTRA conducted by MAURICE SUZAN
(Recording made available by courtesy of French Radio) (Sh Tuesday evening)
Rachmaninov Five Etudes-Tableaux (Op 33. and Op 39)
Scriabin Three Studies, Op 65 JOHN BINGHAM (piano) 0
Debussy Prélude a I'après-midi d'un faune
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
(Recording made available by courtesy of RIAS, Berlin)

As PAUL JENNINGS says, this is ' a worm's-eye view ' of the conductor from the ranks of the Philharmonia Chorus. A subjective profile, including recordings of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Choral Symphony, Mozart's Don Giovanni , and more.

Liszt Après une lecture du Dante (Deuxieme année de pelerinage) ; La lugubre gondola JOHN OGDON (piano)
Bartok Sonata for two pianos and percussion
JOHN OGDON (piano)
BRENDA LUCAS (piano)
TRISTAN FRY (percussion)
JAMES HOLLAND (percussion)

Introduced by Peter Clayton
(Stereo)

Since the last century ideals of oboe tone and style have altered and become more refined. Melvin Harris illustrates this change with unique and rare pre-electric recordings.

Hindemith Sonata for unaccompanied viola, Op 25 No 1 Britten Lachrymae , for viola and piano
MILTON THOMAS (viola)
RICHARD BUNGER (piano) followed by an interlude

(Tajemstvi)
Comic opera in three acts
Libretto by EUSKY KRASNOHORSKA English version by ERNEST WARBURTON Music by Smetana
A Park Lane Group production direct from the Collegiate Theatre, Gordon Street , London, as part of the Camden
Festival
PARK LANE OPERA CHORUS
PARK LANE GROUP ORCHESTRA conducted by VILEM TAUSKY Producer IAN WATT SMITH
Bezdez at the end of the 18th century. Act 1
8.15* Smetana's Operas A talk by VILEM TAUSKY
8.30* The Secret: Act 2

Reflections on current affairs
Eric Hobsbawm , Professor of Economic and Social History at Birkbeck College, is author of several books, including The Age of Revolution, Labouring Men, Industry and Empire and Bandits.
First of four fortnightly talks

Act 3

Cinema
Presented by CHRISTOPHER COOK
Francois Truffaut : ' My films are born of an intention to concoct a mixture, of a desire to attempt a new blend of pre-existing elements ..."
ERIC RHODE discusses the development of Truffaut's style as a director, illustrated in the current season of his films at the National Film Theatre, London and JONATHAN MILLER and DEREK MALCOLM consider the ' blend of pre-existing elements ' in this month's releases, including The Hospital and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Producer ROSEMARY HART

Mendelssohn Quartet In minor, Op 44 No 2
Reger Quartet in r sharp minor, Op 121
TEL AVIV STRING QUARTET